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  1. penelopa024

    Hello from wife of T2D/PVD amputee .

    I'm sorry for not replying sooner @AndBreathe . We are in the midst of house improvement , wound management and childcare during half term. Yes, the antibiotics are whacking his sugar levels off - infection raises his blood sugar for which he uses more insulin but then he hypos at night ...
  2. penelopa024

    Hello from wife of T2D/PVD amputee .

    @AndBreathe yes, he is an ex smoker . That was definitely a high risk factor, even though he quit the damaged has been done. Insulin he uses is HumulinM3 . He does not follow any specific diet apart for limiting the amount of carbs. Because he's in pain most of the time for the best part of...
  3. penelopa024

    Hello from wife of T2D/PVD amputee .

    Hello Bluetit1802 . Thank you for your reply. When he hasn't got any infection in his body his sugars are between 6-9 . His recent HbA1C was 6.1 ( his doctor was really happy) . Doctors are perplexed by the speed with which he's deteriorating. Every time he has a smallest cut on his hand it...
  4. penelopa024

    Young, not long a diabetic, still lost half of foot

    My husband lost his first leg only 3.5 years after being diagnosed. His sugar levels were in control . Last year he lost remaining leg only 10 years after diagnosis.
  5. penelopa024

    Hello from wife of T2D/PVD amputee .

    Hello All. Wife and a carer here. My husband was diagnosed with T2 diabetes before the age of 40 . After accident at work he suddenly displayed symptoms of diabetes( not overweight, active - ex army) . While first 3 years have been seemingly uneventful everything changed in 2010 when he...
  6. penelopa024

    What new meter?

    Hello I recommend Freestyle Libre . Absolutely wonderful reader . Shame its not refunded ...
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